Annual Required Training

Employee Responsibilities

All employees will automatically be enrolled and receive an email with access details. Training is delivered through Bridge@UofI. To comply with state and federal requirements as well as university policy, the following individuals must complete training on specific topics:

• All regular faculty and staff
• Temporary faculty and staff
• Student employees (including graduate students) with appointments longer than three months

This training must be completed within 30 days from the date of assignment to fulfill your annual requirement.

It is the responsibility of each employee to complete annual required training. Employees who do not complete the training by the deadline will not have met their job expectations. Beginning Nov. 13, 2024, any employees who have not completed training within the 30-day timeline assigned to them will receive an “overdue” message upon log-in indicating all systems other than access to email and the Bridge training system are blocked until the training is complete. These employees will be reassigned from their normal duties to complete the mandatory training. System access will be restored upon completion of all required training; however, the restoration period may take several hours. For more details, please visit the Knowledge Base.

Supervisor Responsibilities

Supervisors are responsible for monitoring their employees’ training completion. Bridge will send weekly Manager emails notifying supervisors of reports with overdue or imminently overdue courses. Completion can be monitored in real time using Bridge Analytics; instructions can be found in the Bridge@UofI Manager Guide.

For assistance with training and reports, please feel free to register for Bridge@UofI office hours.

Employee Annual Required Training Courses

1. Conflicts of Interest or Commitment: Identify and Report (20 minutes):
   This training is part of the periodic requirements for all employees, supported by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' Annual Report 2016, the Idaho State Board of Education and Human Resources.
2. Employee Policies and Expectations Review (20 minutes):
   All employees are required to annually review designated policies and expectations. This review involves reading and understanding specific documents, policies and procedures. Topics include diversity, equity and ethical conduct.
3. Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 minutes):
   Annual training is required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99).
4. Fire Safety in the Workplace (20 minutes):
   The International Fire Code, as adopted by the State of Idaho, requires employees to be trained in fire prevention, evacuation and fire safety as part of new employee orientation and at least annually thereafter (Section 406).
5. IT Security Awareness (25 minutes):
   Idaho Executive Order 2017-02 mandates annual training corresponding to the highest level of information access.
6. Recognizing and Reporting Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Related Retaliation (60 minutes):
   Annual training is mandated for specific employees by the Clery Act and is considered best practice for all employees. Additionally, Idaho State Board of Education policy requires all employees to receive training on Title IX and the institution’s Title IX policy.
7. Targeted Violence Response (20 minutes):
   This training is recognized as a university best practice.

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